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Start Listening to Your Body
A guide to connecting your mind intelligence to your body intelligence
The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
One of the greatest things I’ve learned on my wellness journey is how to listen to my body. Before, my body was the last thing I thought about during the day — especially since it didn’t fit within the conventional beauty standards — but, now I see it as a vehicle for my life.
My body is no longer a complete mystery to me — well, mostly — which has paved the way for me to take better care of myself.
For most of my adolescent life, my body was not a priority to me. Either I ignored it or I hid it under hoodies and long pants, especially when it started changing as I got older. I was thin (aka “skinny fat”) as a teenager, so I never felt pressured to do much besides exist.
But, by not cultivating a relationship with my body — even a neutral one — when I got into my 20s and my metabolism changed and I started gaining weight and I didn’t have any athletic ability and I developed food sensitivities and IBS, I was lost.
I was in desperate need of connection with my physical being so I could continue in my life…
